Darryan
The Story of Darryan
As a girl name
Darryan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 8 births, good for #9,586 nationwide. Darryan last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 19 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Darryan as a boy name dates back to 1992, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Darryan — #8,435 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Darryan on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Darryan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Darryan
Darryan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Darryan's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #9,586. Use the chart and map above to compare Darryan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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